[Nepal] Transsexuals rally for rights in NepalHundreds of transsexuals marched in Nepal's capital on Wednesday in a rare protest, demanding equal rights for sexual minorities and representation in a national assembly to be elected this year.

[New Zealand] 'What's the difference?'The significance of what is believed to be the first time a transsexual has sat as a member of a High Court bench is being downplayed by the Hokitika woman who has the honour.Photo: TRANSEXUAL: Jacquie Grant arrives at the High Court in Wellington.

A federal judge says the state still must provide estrogen to an inmate who castrated herself after prison doctors refused to give her female hormones.[USA] ENDA Hearing, Holsinger’s Troubles

The House subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension held a hearing on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act ( ENDA ) on Sept. 5. The legislation would extend workplace protections to cover sexual orientation and gender identification. Passage of the measure has been a central goal of gay rights advocates for more than a decade.

When Mike Penner told a fellow sportswriter and former soccer teammate that he'd be transitioning from male to female, the friend said,"Could you have picked a worse profession to do that in?"

The answer, as Mike—now Christine Daniels—soon found out, was "yes." In fact, Daniels said, the support she has received—from colleagues, readers, and nearly everyone else in the sports world—has been resoundingly positive.Photo: Christine Daniels